Hattiesburg, Miss. - Behind junior Chad Ramey's 3-under-par 210, the
Mississippi State men's golf team rallied to a runner-up finish at the
season-opening Sam Hall Intercollegiate, the team's best tournament finish
since 2009.

"Obviously I am disappointed that we
came up one shot short," head coach Clay Homan said. "I am really proud of the
guys and the way they came together. They competed well and we made a heck of a
run. That shows me what our team is capable of."

The Bulldogs fought back from a
shaky first round on the Hattiesburg Country Club course to end the three-round
event with a 6-under-par 846, one back of tournament champion Ole Miss.

The second-place showing was the
best performance by the Bulldogs since the 2009 squad won the Mobile Bay
Intercollegiate. That team went on to win two tournament titles and punch a ticket
to the NCAA Southwest Regional.

Ramey, a Fulton, Miss., native, wrapped
up his sixth-career top 10 finish as he tied for fourth place with a 210. After
opening the tournament with rounds of 71 and 70 on Monday, the junior birdied
three of his final 18 holes Tuesday to fire a final-round 69.

Senior Robi Calvesbert got his final
season in Maroon & White off to a solid start. The Puerto Rico native shot
his best round of the tournament, a 1-under-par 70, on Tuesday to finish in a
tie for 14th with an even-par 213.

Junior newcomer Joe Sakulpolphaisan
had the biggest turn-around from the opening round. The former No.1 JUCO golfer
in the nation got off to a rough start with an opening-round 79, but he played
stellar golf the final two rounds, carding a 69 and 68 to finish in the top 25
in his Bulldog debut.

Newcomer Haraldur Magnus, whose
scores did not count toward the team total, shot a 2-over-par 215 in his debut.
The Iceland native finished the event tied for 21st overall, but he was the top
individual finisher, nine strokes better than the next individual competitor.

Homan's squad returns to action
Sept. 21-13, traveling to the Legends Club in Franklin, Tenn., for the Mason
Rudolph Championship. MSU last played the Mason Rudolph in 2010, where State
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